NORTH JACKSON OH- The depth of Jackson Milton was put to the test Friday night. With Mineral Ridge in the house, the Blue Jays dealt with Aaren Romigh being unavailable and a couple of in game injuries. The bench of the Blue Jays came through for them though as they fought their way to a 59-49 win.
Leading the Jays was the tandem of Aiden Stanke, and Ryen Romigh. They both paved the way with 18 points. Edmund Gursky was able to add 6 to the cause.
Mineral Ridge was led by Trey Rigley who gave everything he had in a game-high 20 point effort. Tristan Valley was also in double figures finishing with 11 points.
Both teams venture out of the MVAC on Tuesday as Mineral Ridge hosts Mooney, and Jackson Milton welcomes in United.
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BERLIN CENTER OH- In a game where Western Reserve was spending most of their time playing catch up to Jackson Milton, a late push was enough to give them a hard fought 59-52 win. The Blue Jays led at the end of the first three quarters, and although their lead never ballooned into a big problem, Reserve couldn’t seem to find a way to crack through. In the fourth quarter however it was a mix of timely shooting, and a few easy transition buckets that propelled the Blue Devils to win the frame 24-14.
It was a hard nose effort from Hayden Fellows that paved the way for Reserve. He was able to finish with a game-high 21 points. Dominick Ricciardi also finished in double figure for the Devils with 10. Luke Henning hit a pair of late threes on his way to 8 points.
Aaren Romigh was his same old self for the Blue Jays leading the scoring with 20 points. Ryan Romigh wasn’t too far behind him as he finished in double figures with 13 points. Ezekiel Brock chipped in 8 points for the Jays.
Western Reserve hits the road on Friday as they travel to Sebring. Jackson Milton returns home to face off with Mineral Ridge.
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ATWATER OH- On the Tuesday following The New Years, The Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference (MVAC) had conference contests in both The Scarlet and Gray Divisions. One of those respective games would be held in Fred Brookover Gymnasium in Atwater, Ohio. Where The Waterloo Vikings played host to The Jackson-Milton Blue Jays where both teams were 2-1 in The Scarlet Division entering Tuesday night.
The Blue Jays came in looking to stop a two game skid while The Vikings had momentum, riding a four game winning streak into the conference bout. However, Jackson-Milton cared little about momentum, grabbing control from the opening tip, grabbing a lead with an 11-5 opening run against Waterloo. Aiden Stanke was lighting up the court with shots from distance in the opening frame, leading The Jays to a 16-11 lead after a quarter.
The Vikings showed poise and confidence despite the deficit, a highlight Coach Jason Wise has seen a noticeable improvement in. As Waterloo was able to battle their way back into the ball game in the following frame, using offensive rebounds to give The Vikings additional looks from the field. Flipping the script on Jackson-Milton, Waterloo outscored The Blue Jays 17-11 in the second quarter to take a 28-27 halftime lead.
Keeping the momentum they gained in the previous half, The Vikings were as hot as a blowtorch to start the third quarter. Scoring furiously on a 9-0 run, Waterloo grabbed the first double digit lead for either team in the game. Anthony Podojil was scoring off some fantastic passing from Ryan Wise, while Podojil also hit a big three pointer that secured the ten point advantage for The Vikes. But The Blue Jays would not be pushed away that easily, with both Aaron and Ryan Romigh scoring from all areas of the court, slimming their deficit to Waterloo to three before the final eight minutes of play.
Looking to put the game away, The Vikings were trying to swing the momentum back in their favor, while The Jays were trying to fly away with the game in the fourth. The Romigh’s continued to find buckets in the fourth, threatening the Waterloo lead several times. But it was the play of Navarre Alhassan, who was The Player of the Game, scoring at will in the final quarter, including two deadeye three pointers as he finished with 26 points to lead The Vikings to the 58-50 victory over Jackson-Milton!
The win for Waterloo (7-2)(3-1) will keep them within one game of Lowellville in their conference. However, their next game will take them out of conference, as The Vikings host Crestwood (4-5) on Thursday, January 5th. Following the loss for Jackson-Milton (4-6)(2-2), The Blue Jays will now turn their attention to another conference rival, The Springfield Tigers (4-5)(3-1) where they will head to New Middletown on Friday, January 6th.
Scoring (Waterloo)
Navarre Alhassan: 26 PTS. (Player of The Game)
Anthony Podojil: 13 PTS.
Ryan Wise: 9 PTS.
Jackson Eichler: 6 PTS.
Drew Flarida: 4 PTS.
Scoring (Jackson-Milton)
Aiden Stanke: 20 PTS.
Aaron Romigh: 15 PTS.
Ryan Romigh: 13 PTS.
Zeke Brock: 2 PTS.
Scoring by Quarter
Q1: Waterloo 11 – 16 J.M.
Q2: Waterloo 17 – 11 J.M.
Q3: Waterloo 11 – 9 J.M.
Q4: Waterloo 19 – 14 J.M.
Final: Waterloo 58 – 50 J.M.
*Contributed By YSN’s Ty Bartell
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NORTH JACKSON,OHIO- The Badger Braves traveled to Jackson-Milton to take on the Blue Jays on Thursday night.
The Braves were led as usual by Duncan Moy and Brad Hamilton. Hamilton had a stellar night from the 3 point line as he hit 5 three pointers and finished the game with 21 points. Moy dropped 30 points, which included 3 dunks near the end of regulation. The Braves also had help from talented freshman, Lewis Flowers, who had 11 points and made some great defensive plays.
The Blue Jays were led by Aaren and Ryen Romigh. The Romigh brothers combined for 28 points and along with 6 three pointers made by Aaron Romigh.The valiant effort by the Romigh brothers was not enough as the Braves defeated the Blue Jays 78-39.
*Contributed By YSN’s Matt Morrison
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NORTH JACKSON OH- Lowellville is a team with high expectations this year inside the MVAC. There are a lot of preseason polls that have the Rockets finishing at the top of the conference. Some trams may let the outside pressure to succeed get to them, but that’s not how the Rockets fly. They came in to Tuesday night with a record of 3-0, and showed no signs of slowing down as their balanced offense ran loose on Jackson Milton in a 81-43 win.
The Rockets had five players finish in double figures. The leader of the scoring was Ryan Hvisdak finishing with 18. Anthony Lucente was just as impressive as he put in 15 points. Right behind him was Mark Dubas with 14 points. Rounding out the Rockets in double figures were both Michael and Vinny Ballone. They both finished with 11.
Jackson Milton got a good offensive contribution from Aaren Romigh who worked his way to 18. Ryan Romigh was also in double figures with the Blue Jays with 13 points.
Lowellville will take their undefeated record forward and return to action Friday as they host Western Reserve. Jackson Milton get back to work on Friday as they host Sebring.
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COLUMBUS, OH- The division six All-Ohio football teams were announced on Monday Morning by the Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association. YSN had 18 players represented on the first, second, third and honorable mention teams.
Starting at the top, two United Eagles got first team all offense with kicker Luke Courtney and wide receiver Grant Knight making the list. On the first team all defensive team was Crestview linebacker Roclen Bettura. We had one second team all offense selection, which belongs to Brookfield quarterback Donovan Pawlowski.
The third team all offense consisted of four local players including: Mineral Ridge RB Ian Erb, Brookfield WR Isaiah Jones, Newton Falls offensive lineman Wyatt Jones and Valley Christian standout Jontrell Mixon. The third team defense had one member in Mineral Ridge linebacker Nathan Rohrman.
The honorable mention team was full of local standouts with 9 making the list. On the linebacker team was Brookfield junior Kaiden Kirila and senior AJ Bartolin, along with Mineral Ridge senior Mason Miller. Two offensive linemen Dallas McCracken and Connor Heater made the list for United and Brookfield. Two more defensive backs were honored with Jackson Milton senior Owen McDevitt and Brookfield junior Brett Carsone. Valley Christian running back JeSean Lindsey and Mineral Ridge quarterback Triston Valley finished the honorable mention All-Ohio list.
Congratulations to all 18 members of the 2022 All-Ohio football teams and goodluck in your future endeavors.
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The wrestling team got off to a strong start this weekend as they opened up their season at the Hornet Holiday Classic in Malvern, Oh. The tournament fields competition from 18 Division III schools from around the southern and northeast ohio areas.
The Jays finished 5th overall in the team race while landing an impressive 8 wrestlers on the podium. Of those 8 wrestlers, the Jays crowned two of their own individual champions. Senior Owen McDevitt and Sophomore Jayden Scott remain perfect on the season as they both climbed to the top of the podium in the 113# and 126# weight class.
Tournament Results:
Jayden Scott – 113# – 1st
Jack McDevitt – 120# – 2nd
Owen McDevitt – 126# – 1st
Lucas Sokol – 144# – 3rd
Colton Lynn – 165# – 5th
Gavin White – 215# – 2nd
Camron Lynn – 215# – 3rd
Cole Capelli – HWT – 5th
The wrestlers will compete again next weekend as they travel north to Painsville, Oh to compete in a two-day tournament at the Riverside Rumble. Results can be followed on Baumspage.com. Congratulations and good luck wrestlers!
*Contributed By Jackson Milton Athletics
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NORTH JACKSON OH- Last season when these two teams met, it was the Blue Jays of Jackson Milton coming away with the victory against their former head coach Guy Costello and the Leetonia Bears. This year, the Bears were looking to make an upset happen and get their first victory against Jackson Milton since 2015 where they went on to win 60-51. Unfortunately, that would not happen as a quick second quarter ended up being in favor of the Blue Jays, pulling away from the Bears, and winning by the final score of 63 to 31.
For Milton, leading the way was the talented junior in Aiden Stanke who finished with 14 points on the night. Aaren Romigh would then finish with 13 points, followed by six points by Alex Rotuna and a late three made in the fourth by senior Billy Sloan. On the side of Leetonias, it was Ashbee Merritt with 12 points on the night, followed by CJ Faulkner with six, nine for Andrew Hendricks and four for Noah Riffee.
After the game, YSNs Ian O’Brien caught up with head coach Stephen Procopio and talked about the young team and what to expect against Mathews on Tuesday as the Blue Jays will travel to Vienna to play the Mustangs (1-0) who beat Hubbard 61-44. Leetonia (0-1) will head to Badger to take on the Braves.
*Contributed by YSNs Ian O’Brien*
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After a 5k long battle at GlenOak High School, 3 high school cross country runners finished at the top of their races and earned themselves a spot at Regionals.
Lucas Sokol took 7th place overall running a time of 17:36
Faith Sullivan took 8th place overall running a time of 21:24
Serenity Perrine took 16th place overall running a time of 22:44
**In tournament meets there are 2 qualifying races leading up to the State race. Districts is the first race in tournaments, the top 20 boys and 16 girls as individuals qualify and move on to the Regional meet this season. At the Regional meet the top 16 individuals will move on to the State Championship race.**
Lucas, Faith, and Serenity will race again next Saturday 10/29 at the OHSAA Regional Championship meet for a chance to move on to state!
Congratulations!!
*Contributed By Kayla Malmfedlt at jacksonmiltonathletics.org
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MCDONALD OH- Jackson-Milton Football team beat McDonald Friday night by a score of 20-7. This is the first time a Jackson-Milton team has been victorious over the Blue Devils since 2006, when they beat McDonald in a 4 overtime game.
The Jays played great defense all night and nearly had their 5th shutout of the season before a McDonald score late in the 4th quarter. Leading the Jays offensively was Qb Alex Schivai who completed 13 of 22 passes for 192 yards and 2 passing touchdowns. Junior Aiden Stanke led the Jays in rushing yards with 105 on 11 carries. Leading the Jays in receiving yards was Sr. Gavin White with 4 receptions for 82 yards including a receiving touchdown. Also scoring touchdowns were Sophomore Keegan White (rushing touchdown) and Stanke (receiving touchdown).
Defensively the Jays were led by Sr. LB Ezekiel Brock with 9 tackles 3 tackles for loss and 1 quarterback sack. Keegan White and Sr. Owen McDevitt followed with 7 tackles of their own. Brody Pugh recovered the games only fumble. Sam Conn was 2/3 on extra points and punter Gerald Ihrig pinned the Blue Devils inside the 10 on a punt in the fourth quarter.
Jacks0n-Milton finishes the regular season with a record of 7-3 and will continue their season next Friday night as they have qualified for the Division IV playoffs.
*Contributed By Nathan Brode at jacksonmiltonathletics.org
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